Lee Anderson, Reform MP, told MailOnline: “Every year, billions of taxpayers’ money is wasted by being sent to governments around the globe. The UK is not a charity. Labour continues to prioritise other countries over its own citizens.”
During 2023/24, the most recent financial year full expenditure figures are available for, the Government spent £15.3 billion on foreign aid. Receipts for 2024/25 won’t be totted up until this autumn, although Labour only allocated £13.3 billion towards aid. The pot will rise to £13.7 billion in 2025/26.
Close to £4.3 billion was spent on so-called “in donor refugee costs” in 2023 – a nine-fold rise since before covid, reflecting the soaring toll of immigration, including illegal small boat crossings. Up to £8.2 million per day goes towards accommodation for asylum seekers, with the rest of the pot divided towards education, health and other social needs.
British taxpayers will sink £11.6 billion between 2021 and 2026 into aiding developing nations prone to weather-induced disasters to improve their infrastructure.
Labour has also committed to handing nearly £2 billion to the International Development Association, an arm of the World Bank. Another £310m will be handed to the World Health Organisation between 2024 and 2028....<<<Read More>>>...
